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Testing the connection to your VPC data source
| Applies to: Enterprise Edition |
| Intended audience: Amazon QuickSight administrators and authors |
To test whether you can connect to your data source through an existing Amazon QuickSight VPC connection, use the following procedure.
Before you begin, collect the information you need to connect. If you plan to copy and paste settings from a file, make sure that it doesn't contain any of the following: formatting (list bullets or numbers), blank space (spaces, tabs), or invisible "gremlin" (non-ASCII, null (ASCII 0), or control) characters.
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On the QuickSight start page, choose Manage data.
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On the Datasets page, choose New data set.
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In the FROM NEW DATA SOURCES section of the Create a data set page, choose a supported data source that you want to connect to. For a list of data sources that support VPC, see Identify the data sources to use.
Your data source instance must use the same VPC that you used to create the VPC connection. Also, the associated security group must be properly configured. For more information, see Setting up a VPC to use with Amazon QuickSight.
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Enter the connection information for the data source. The fields for the data source are sometimes displayed in different order depending on which data source you choose. For more information, see Creating a data source.
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For Data source name, enter a descriptive name for the new data source. This name appears beside the data source logo on a tile on the Create a data set page. For testing purposes, name it
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For Connection Type, choose the name of the VPC connection that has a route to your data source. If the correct VPC is missing from the list, ask a QuickSight administrator to verify that the VPC connection is correct in QuickSight. If it looks correct, ask a system administrator to verify that the data source and VPC are set up for this purpose.
The name or other identifier for the server or instance to connect to. The descriptors vary depending on which one you're connecting to, but it's usually one or more of the following: hostname, IP address, cluster ID, instance ID, connector, or site based URL.
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Database name shows the default database for the Instance ID cluster or instance. If you want to use a different database on that cluster or instance, enter its name.
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The name of the collection of data that you want to use.
The descriptor varies depending on the provider, but it's usually one of the following: database, warehouse, or catalog. In this topic, we use the word "database" as a generic term.
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For Credentials, enter a username and password to use for everyone who connects from QuickSight using this data source. The username must have permissions to do the following:
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Access the target database.
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Read (perform a
SELECTstatement on) all of the tables that you want to use in that database.
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Choose Validate connection to verify your connection information is correct. If your connection doesn't validate, correct the connection information and try again. If the information looks correct but doesn't validate, do one or all of the following:
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Contact your data source administrator to verify your connection settings.
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Contact your QuickSight administrator to verify the settings in the QuickSight VPC connection.
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Contact your AWS administrator to verify that the VPC is correctly configured for use with QuickSight.
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After the connection validates, choose Create data source to save the connection profile. Or, choose Cancel if you don't need to save it (recommended) after testing is complete.
